collar
/'kɔlə/
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Definition
Noun:
- A band worn around the neck: A collar is a band of material, such as cloth, leather, or metal, that is part of a piece of clothing (like a shirt or coat) or is placed around an animal's neck.
- A restraining or identifying band: A collar can be a band placed around an animal's neck for control, identification, or as part of a harness.
- A part of a machine: In mechanics, a collar is a short ring or band fastened around a rod or shaft to limit movement, guide it, or secure another part.
- An act of arrest (informal): In informal usage, a "collar" can refer to the act of apprehending or arresting someone, especially a criminal.
- A figurative restraint: A collar can metaphorically represent a restriction or control placed on something.
Verb:
- To put a collar on: To furnish or fit something, typically an animal, with a collar.
- To seize or apprehend (informal): To grab someone by the neck or collar, or more broadly, to arrest or take someone into custody.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- He straightened his shirt collar before the interview.
- The dog's collar has its name and address on a tag.
- A metal collar was used to secure the bearing to the shaft.
- The detective made a quick collar of the suspect.
Verb:
- Remember to collar the new puppy so it can wear an ID tag.
- The officer managed to collar the thief as he tried to escape.
Advanced Usage
"to be in collar": To be actively working or employed.
- He's been in collar at the factory for twenty years.
"to be out of collar": To be unemployed or without work.
- Since the store closed, he's been out of collar.
"to work against the collar": To work with great difficulty or strain.
- Finishing this project on time meant working against the collar all week.
Variants and Related Words
- Dog collar (n): A collar for a dog; also, informally, a clerical collar worn by some clergy.
- Blue-collar (adj): Relating to manual or industrial work.
- Blue-collar workers
- White-collar (adj): Relating to professional, administrative, or clerical work.
- White-collar crime
- Collared (adj): Having a collar or of a specified collar type.
- A collared shirt
Synonyms
- Neckband (n): A band around the neck of a garment.
- Choker (n): A close-fitting necklace or collar.
- Apprehension, Arrest (n): For the informal noun meaning of capture.
- Seize, Apprehend (v): For the verb meaning of capture.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Collar someone (for something) (informal): To stop someone in order to talk to them, often to get information or to reprimand them.
- The teacher collared me after class to ask about my homework.
Related Idioms
- Hot under the collar: Angry, agitated, or embarrassed.
- He got very hot under the collar during the argument.
- To slip the collar: To escape from control or restraint.
- The company slipped the collar of government regulation.
Noun
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
- a figurative restraint
- asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market
- kept a tight leash on his emotions
- he's always gotten a long leash
- necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
- a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it
- the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot
- a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part
- anything worn or placed about the neck
- the thief was forced to wear a heavy wooden collar
- a collar of flowers was placed about the neck of the winning horse
- (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal
- a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
Verb
- furnish with a collar
- collar the dog
- seize by the neck or collar
- take into custody
- the police nabbed the suspected criminals